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Author:

Wang, Qishuai

Title:

Microcredit Interest Rates and Online Microlending Models

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

microfinance
microcredit
microlending
sustainability
Kiva
Kiva Zip
Zidisha

File:

Download Wang_Qishuai_MicrocreditInterestRatesandOnlineMicrolendingModels.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dennis P Sheehan, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pan, Jay

Title:

Asset Backed Securities - Backed By Subprime Automobile Loans

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

subprime
auto-backed securities
auto loans
ABS

File:

Download Pan_Jay_SubprimeAutoLoanSecurities.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Zheng, Emily N

Title:

Survey of Recent Shareholder Activism and the Longevity of Impact in Returns to Shareholders

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Shareholder Activism

File:

Download Emily_Zheng_Thesis_vf.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader

Author:

Navat, Orian

Title:

Effects of Executive Long-term Incentive Compensation and Ownership Structure On Perceptions of Risk

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

LTIP
ownership structure
debt to equity ratio
financial leverage
agency theory
prospect theory
risk

File:

Download Effects_of_Executive_Long-Term_Incentive_Compensation_and_Ownership_Structure_on_Perceptions_of_Risk.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Grant Pollock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Delanoy, Dana Nicole

Title:

Retirement Funding and Portfolio Allocation

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Retirement funding
Portfolio allocation
William Bengen
Safemax rate
4% rule

File:

Download Delanoy_Dana_retirementfunding.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mandel, Mark Ross

Title:

The 'Immorality Premium' and the Relative Undervaluation of Sin Stocks

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Sin
stocks
immorality
premium
risk-adjusted return
finance
s&p500
security market line
model
capital
asset
pricing

File:

Download The_Immorality_Premium_and_the_Relative_Undervaluation_of_Sin_Stocks_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Quanwei Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Eisner, Adam S

Title:

The Role of Activist Investing in Today's Financial Markets

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Investing
Stocks
Equities
Activist
Value
Alpha
Raiders
Hedge Fund
Fund
Asset Management
Fama
French

File:

Download Adam_Eisner_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Quanwei Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Peterson, Dale Robert

Title:

A Comparison of Options Models in Times of Rising Market Volatility

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

options
black-scholes
binomial tree
monte carlo
finance
volatility
pricing
value

File:

Download Peterson_Dale_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy T Simin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mccann, Thomas James

Title:

An Evaluation of the Principal-agent Problem Between Financial Advisors and their Clients

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Finance and Philosophy

Keywords:

principal-agent problem
ethics
Immanuel Kant
Adam Smith
financial advisor
retail investor
financial services

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Vincent M Colapietro, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Salvatora, Bennett Anthony

Title:

Examining the Impacts of Regulation on Long-term Earnings Growth Forecasts

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

earnings per share
EPS
long-term growth
forecasts
analyst estimates
finance
equity research

File:

Download salvatora_bennett_regulationandestimates.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor